SLES disk space cleanup

Sorry if this is not the correct place to post but I have a question. I am running GW8 on SLES 10sp3, OES 2.02 sp2 in an ESX virtualized environment. I noticed I have thousands of binary files in the /tmp directory. They appear to be sequential in nature. The files with a hex name have a .000 extension, which appear to be Groupwise related, and then there are files that start with SSSxxxxxx, that I have not been able to determine the source. Are these safe to delete?

raywi1 wrote:
> Sorry if this is not the correct place to post but I have a question. I
> am running GW8 on SLES 10sp3, OES 2.02 sp2 in an ESX virtualized
> environment. I noticed I have thousands of binary files in the /tmp
> directory. They appear to be sequential in nature. The files with a hex
> name have a .000 extension, which appear to be Groupwise related, and
> then there are files that start with SSSxxxxxx, that I have not been
> able to determine the source. Are these safe to delete?
You say "GW8" but what specific version - any Support Packs and/or Hot
Patches?
I'm thinking TID 7011887 applies.
HTH.
[1] http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011887
Simon
Novell Knowledge Partner

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